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Koselig Song Circle with Song Leader Liz Rog
Join Liz Rog on March 1 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. to sing easy-to-learn songs that nourish the soul and uplift the spirit! No experience needed, all voices welcomed. We’ll learn songs by ear in a group setting that is safe and fun. Everyone can sing! Let's use our voices as a tool for building community and for...
What Is in a Spoon? Presentation by Jögge Sundqvist
Join us for the presentation What Is in a Spoon? by woodworker Jögge Sundqvist on March 2, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the museum’s Bethania Church on Mill St. Free and open to the public. Refreshments served after the presentation. Jögge Sundqvist is teaching classes at Vesterheim’s Folk Art School in 2018. He is an...
Cake Breaks
Some researchers suggest that empathy is the key to high levels of happiness in the Scandinavian countries. Every Wednesday, 3:30-4:00 p.m., from December 6 through April 18, Vesterheim invites the community to the museum to eat treats and learn more about empathy during Koselig Cake Break. This event is held in connection with the special...
Nordic Noir Film Night—The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Vesterheim 502 W. Water St., Decorah, IA, United StatesSettle in and get unsettled on March 13, 2018, with Vesterheim and Luther College’s Nordic Studies Program. The film starts at 7:00 p.m. in the Koselig exhibit in the museum’s Main Building and there will be an introduction and discussion led by members of the Nordic Studies Program. Parental guidance strongly suggested. This month’s film...
Cake Breaks
Some researchers suggest that empathy is the key to high levels of happiness in the Scandinavian countries. Every Wednesday, 3:30-4:00 p.m., from December 6 through April 18, Vesterheim invites the community to the museum to eat treats and learn more about empathy during Koselig Cake Break. This event is held in connection with the special...
Håndverksted (Hand-craft Workshop)
Vesterheim is celebrating all things fiber! As a kickoff to the special exhibit, Koselig (opening at Vesterheim on December 1, 2017), we would like to invite all handwork/fiber art enthusiast to a new monthly gathering, called Håndverksted (pronounced hond-verks-ted). Håndverksted is a Norwegian word that describes a time for neighbors and friends to get together...
Barnetimen (Children’s Hour)
Vesterheim invites all pre-school-aged children and their parents or caregivers to explore art and culture with museum tours, hands-on art projects, and snacks during Barnetimen (Children’s Hour). Join Vesterheim from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on the third Tuesday of each month from September through April to explore art and culture.
Cake Breaks
Some researchers suggest that empathy is the key to high levels of happiness in the Scandinavian countries. Every Wednesday, 3:30-4:00 p.m., from December 6 through April 18, Vesterheim invites the community to the museum to eat treats and learn more about empathy during Koselig Cake Break. This event is held in connection with the special...
Rocks and Hard Places—Emigration through the Lens of Knud Knudsen Luncheon and Program with Southern Minnesota Friends
Why do some people leave their homes in search of a better life? Explore the way a new exhibit at Vesterheim uses Knud Knudsen’s stunning black and white photography to wrestle with that question. Learn about some of the economic, social, and environmental factors that led to above-average rates of emigration from Knudsen’s hometown, the village of Tokheim on the Sørfjord.